Thomas Rutledge (12 March 1819 – 23 November 1904) was an Irish-born politician and pastoralist in New South Wales, Australia.
He was born at Ballynagdine in County Cavan to landowner James Rutledge and Martha Foster.
He subsequently acquired several other pastoral properties, which he handed down to his sons over time.
He was also involved in horse racing, and owned Yattendon, the winner of the 1886 Sydney Cup.
[2][3] He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in the 1881 by-election, but retired at the general election in 1882 for health reasons and temporarily went to England in an attempt to recover.